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Seán Condon
Seán Condon (11 June 1923 – 27 October 2001) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with St Finbarr's, while he was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Although cut short by injury, Condon had a successful career across various levels. Regarded as the St Finbarr's club's greatest-ever hurler, he captained club, county and province to success in various competitions. Condon became the first player to captain a team to All-Ireland MHC and All-Ireland SHC successes, while his tenure as Cork's senior team captain saw the team win a record-setting fourth successive All-Ireland SHC title. Club career Condon first played hurling as a schoolboy at Presentation Brothers School, Greenmount. During his time there he captained the school to win the Hobbs & Cotter Cup and the Barry Cup. Condon's club career with St Finbarr's began as a 13-year-old member of the club's minor hurling team in 1937. His five consecutive years in this grade yielded ...
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St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club
St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club or St Finbarr's Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic games club based in the Togher, Cork, Togher area of Cork (city), Cork city, County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Playing in royal blue and gold jerseys, St Finbarr's fields teams in the sports of Gaelic football and hurling. Foundation Located in the suburb of Togher, Cork, Togher, on the southside of Cork (city), Cork, St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club was active in the years before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Reports of a series of victories point to the fact that the club was established in 1876. St Finbarr's, along with a number of other clubs, broke away from the Cork GAA, Cork County Board in 1889 and played in the O'Connor Board. The club returned to the official county board in 1891, however, another split resulted in a number of players defecting to the Redmonds GAA, Redmonds club. Hurling Hurling history St Finbarr's won their ...
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1943 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1943 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 31 January 1943. The championship began on 4 April 1943 and ended on 7 November 1943. St. Finbarr's were the defending champions. On 7 November 1943, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 7–09 to 1–01 defeat of Ballincollig in a replay of the final. This was their 12th championship title overall and their second title in succession. Results First round * St. Finbarr's received a bye in this round. Second round *Ballincollig, Glen Rovers and University College Cork received byes in this round. Semi-finals Finals Championship statistics Miscellaneous *The semi-final between St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers had a record attendance of 18,410. * Ballincollig become the first team to lose three finals in a row. Refere ...
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1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 55th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 6 September 1942, between Cork and Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa .... The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 2–14 to 3–4. Match details References {{All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals GAA finals at Croke Park Cork county hurling team matches Dublin county hurling team matches All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1942 ...
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Dublin GAA
The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin and the Dublin county teams. The teams and their fans are known as "The Dubs" or "Boys in Blue". The fans have a special affiliation with the Hill 16 end of Croke Park. The county football team is second to Kerry in its total number of wins of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. As of 2009, there were 215 clubs affiliated to Dublin GAA — the second highest, ahead of Antrim and Limerick, which each had 108. Governance Dublin GAA has jurisdiction over the area of County Dublin. There are 9 officers on the Board, including the Cathaoirleach (Chairperson), Mick Seavers, Vice-Chairman, Ken O'Sullivan and Treasurer, Finbarr O'Mahony. The Board is subject to the Leinster GAA Provincial Council. Notable officers The following members have also held notable positions in the GAA: * J ...
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Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary county teams. County Tipperary holds an honoured place in the history of the GAA as the organisation was founded in Hayes' Hotel, Thurles, on 1 November 1884. The county football team was the second from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) title, as well as to appear in a final, following Limerick. The county hurling team is third in the all-time rankings for All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) titles, behind only Cork and Kilkenny. History Governance Tipperary GAA has jurisdiction over the area that is associated with the traditional county of County Tipperary. There are 9 officers on the Board including the Cathaoirleach (Chairperson), Sean Nugent. Past presidents Four Tipperary men have s ...
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Munster Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition in the province of Munster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship, 1888 championship. The final, usually held on the first Sunday in July, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during May and June, and the results determine which team receives the Mick Mackey Cup. The championship was previously played on a Single-elimination tournament, straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship; however, as of 2018 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, 2018, the championship involved a Round-robin tournament, round-robin system. The Munster Championship is an integr ...
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Limerick GAA
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick. The county board is also responsible for the Limerick county teams. The county hurling team have the fourth highest total of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) titles, behind Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary. The county football team was the first from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final. As of 2009, there were 108 clubs affiliated to Limerick GAA — the third highest, alongside Antrim. Hurling Clubs Clubs contest the following competitions: * Limerick Senior Hurling Championship * Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship * Limerick Junior Hurling Championship * Limerick Minor Hurling Championship * Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship The senior competition's most successful club ...
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1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 3 May 1942 and ended on 3 September 1942. The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 2–14 to 3–4 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th All-Ireland title. Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the fifth time in their history. Teams Overview Six teams contested the Leinster championship while five teams contested the Munster championship. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. No team from Ulster participated in the senior championship. Team summaries Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior H ...
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1941 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1941 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. As a result of the Emergency it was the last championship to be staged until 1945. Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster quarter-final. On 28 September 1941 Cork won the championship following a 3–11 to 1–1 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons. Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Leinster final Munster Minor Hurling Championship Munster semi-finals Munster final All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals All-Ireland final External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor Minor may refer to: Common meanings * Minor (law), a person not under the age of certain legal ac ...
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Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Kilkenny GAA) () is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny county teams in all codes at all levels. The Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1887. In hurling, Kilkenny competes annually in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, which it has won 36 times (a national record), the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, which it has won 73 times, and the National Hurling League, which it has won 19 times (a national record). The camogie team has won both the National Camogie League and the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 15 times each. Hurling Clubs 12 club teams annually contest the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship. Tullaroan GAA, Tullaroan and Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA, Bally ...
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Munster Minor Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players under the age of 17 in the province of Munster, and has been contested every year since the 1928 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship, 1928 championship. The final serves as the culmination of a series of games played during March and May, where the result determines which team receives the TWA Cup. The championship was previously played on a Single-elimination tournament, straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship, however, as of 2018 the championship will use a Round-robin tournament, round-robin system. The Munster Championship is an integral pa ...
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List Of Cork Minor Hurling Team Captains
This article lists players who have captained the Cork minor hurling team in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. List of captains See also *List of Cork senior hurling team captains References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cork minor hurling team captains +Captains5 Hurling Cork "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container *** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine Places Ireland * ...
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